Nothing But Net—When a Frequency Becomes a Community! Learn the Basics of Enjoying Ham Radio Nets

At first, a ham radio frequency is just a frequency. It is a number on the dial, a place where signals appear and disappear, and perhaps a convenient spot...

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The Chickadee Double Tap’s Maiden POTA Voyage & My New TR-25 Peanuts Pencil Case Field Kit!

by Thomas (K4SWL) On Thursday, September 3, 2026, I left my house pretty early for a one-and-a-half-hour drive to spend the day with my father. We had appointments to...

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Will RADE Be the Next SSB?

It’s been a half century since single sideband (SSB) supplanted amplitude modulation (AM) as the most popular voice mode on HF, due largely to its spectrum efficiency, occupying roughly...

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FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure

ARRL with ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is following two new federal proceedings concerning radio frequency (RF) exposure. On September 17, 2026, the FCC and the U.S. Department of...

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2552 for Friday, September 25th, 2026

– SUMMIT ACTIVATOR ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF HIKER IN HAWAII – WRTC AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN CROATIA – US GOVERNMENT SETS DATE FOR TEST OF EMERGENCY ALERT...

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One week left to buy you RSGB Convention ticket

Attending the RSGB 2026 Convention gives you access to knowledge, learning and networking opportunities that aren’t available at any other event in the UK this year. The extensive programme...

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West Over Lemhi Pass

We continued on our trip along the Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail, traveling across Montana and seeing many of the famous Lewis and Clark sites. We completed another...

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We’ve gone back to the 1990s!

We have just a released another set of RadCom back issues to the RSGB app for web and mobile. RSGB members now have over 425 editions of RadCom to...

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Will RADE Be the Next SSB?

It’s been a half century since single sideband (SSB) supplanted amplitude modulation (AM) as the most popular voice mode...

DXing at Galactic Scale

By Bob Griffin (KC2JJM) SETI — the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Every ham’s logbook tells the same story in...